READ: Reading/Literacy

May not be taken by students who have had READ 3204. Beginning reading process. Understanding of essential skills. Early detection and remediation of possible reading problems.

5313. Reading Remediation and Practicum (3)

May not be taken by students who have completed READ 3205. P: READ 3204 or 5312. Guidance in designing reading programs on basis of individual and group presentations. Practicum experience in guiding individual and group student activities in reading instructional program.

5316. Applied Phonics (3)

Skill in phonics as one kind of help in identifying written words. Essentials of phonics and linguistically sound approach in methodology.

5317. Reading in the Junior and Senior High School (3)

Lecture and lab. May receive credit for only one of READ 3990, 5317. Knowledge and skills enable prospective junior high and secondary teachers to assess reading levels of students and use methods and materials in keeping with individual interests and needs. Reading capability enhanced through teaching-learning process in each content area.

6403. Selected Topics in Reading Education (3)

May be repeated. May count maximum of 6 s.h. P: Consent of instructor. In-depth study of issues and topics.

6405. Investigations in the Teaching of Reading (3)

Analytical study of research related to reading processes. Emphasis on critical evaluation of research studies. Special reference to psychological principles and educational implications.

6406. Preliminary Investigations in Literacy Education (3)

P: EDUC 6480 or 6482 or other approved research course. Identification of current issues and trends in literacy education and development of an action research proposal.

6407. Investigations in Literacy Education (3)

P: EDUC 6480 or 6482 or other approved research course; READ 6406. Continuation of investigations in literacy research including action research in instructional settings.

6415, 6416, 6417. Problems in Reading Methodology (1,2,3)

No class meeting; conference hours with instructor arranged. May be taken concurrently or in any combination for maximum of 3 s.h. P: Consent of instructor and chair. Independent study on problem of special interest and value to student.

6418. Reading: The Learning Bases (3)

P: Admission to graduate school; BS in early childhood education, elementary education, or related areas; consent of chair; competencies in foundations of reading. Current body of educational and psychological data concerning nature of reading-learning process as applied to teaching of reading. Problems that arise in learning to read.

6419. Foundations of Reading (3)

P: Admission to graduate school; BS in early childhood education, elementary education, or related areas; consent of chair. Basic information about reading process – what it is, how the child learns to read, instructional strategies and materials available for teaching reading, and diagnosis and prescription for individual children.

6421. Clinical Procedures in the Identification and Evaluation of Reading Disabilities (3)

Includes lab. P: Admission to graduate school; BS in early childhood education, elementary education, or related areas; consent of chair; COAD 5358; EDUC 6480 or 6482; or consent of instructor. Nature and causes of reading disability and development of clinical skills related to diagnosis and evaluation of reading difficulties.